Tags: Chemical Compound, Chemical Substance.
Inositol or cyclohexane-123456-hexol is a chemical compound with formula C6H12O6 or (-CHOH-)6 a sixfold alcohol (polyol) of cyclohexane. It exists in nine possible stereoisomers of which the most prominent form widely occurring in nature is cis-1235-trans-46-cyclohexanehexol or myo-inositol (former names meso-inositol or i-inositol). Inositol is a carbohydrate though not a classical sugar.
